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Live cases legal advice => Private parking tickets => Topic started by: Rosy on April 18, 2026, 11:56:09 am
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Depends really, on the face of it the driver didn't comply with terms and conditions put in place by the hospital. Lack of parking is a major issue at lots of hospitals. So unless you have other grounds for appeal like poor or inadequate signage or the PCN isnt POFA compliant (to all intents and purposes for appeals it is) you have 3 choices.
1. Start the long road to hoping they give up. You'll need to appeal which will be rejected, appeal to POPLA, which will probably be rejected. Ignore the debt collectors letters whilst keeping an eye out for the letter of claim that will need to respond to. Then you'll need to file a defence and probably attend a mediation call. Then if you're lucky the will discontinued the case, if not if you lose in court you'll be out of pocket to the tune of £300.
2. Name the driver and pass liability to them.
3. Pay it before the discount period ends.
The best option though is PALS.
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Thanks. I will drop them a line. What if they say 'sorry nothing we can do'?
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PALS should be the first port of call.
https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/contact-us/patient-advice-and-liaison-service-pals
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Hi all. The driver was parked in Barnet Hospital car park and as the RK I received this PCN. For background the driver's daughter had an appointment. Parking is extremely hard there and the driver had been driving around for quite a while not finding a space. They were going to miss her appointment so had no choice but to park where they did, which was not in a marked bay. What are the options here? PCN below. Thanks so much.
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